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Asked: May 24, 20262026-05-24T09:17:11+00:00 2026-05-24T09:17:11+00:00

When I do builds in Visual studio, it would be great to have a

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When I do builds in Visual studio, it would be great to have a better indicator that the build is done.

Sometimes I navigate away from VS while it is building and I have to switch between VS and another window to find out if VS finished building.

Are there ways to make the “build is done” status more obvious? Play a sound or something else?

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    2026-05-24T09:17:12+00:00Added an answer on May 24, 2026 at 9:17 am

    You can use Growl for windows to hook up to Visual Studio.

    Set it up with the visual studio plugin (found here), and you will have very clear indication of build success/failure.

    Notifications show up like this:

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